How to Hack States Builder: Trade Empire

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States Builder: Trade Empire is SayGames’ hex-by-hex supply chain builder, past 10 million downloads on Google Play. Its coins aren’t in the playerprefs, where a Unity game usually keeps them. They are a row in a SQLite database on the shared storage, Android/data/games.resourcer.hex/files/UserData.db, written as JSON. I had 99 and made it 999,999.

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1. 1

   Open CheatDroid, allow root, and tap States Builder in the app list.

2. 2

   Under Databases, open UserData.db; the line under it says Android/data/games.resourcer.hex/files. Typing UserData.db into the search brings it to the top. If CheatDroid says the game is running, tap Force stop.

   

3. 3

   Open the UserData table and tap the json cell in the walletUserData row. CheatDroid shows the JSON as fields: value under wallet › 0 is the coins. Type 999999 and tap Save.

   

4. 4

   That only changed CheatDroid’s copy. Tap the check mark at the top and Yes to write it into the game’s database.

   

5. 5

   Start the game again. The coins at the top read 999.9K.

What else I found

• It sticks: the next hex for 8 left 999,991, restart included.
• It runs offline.
• Tested on version 1.13.0.

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